UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Kairat Almaty DLLLL 2
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Arsenal WWDWL 3
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KAI112
ARS303
Emirates Stadium · 50,200 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

Arsenal complete Champions League clean sweep with 3-2 Kairat win

Arsenal finished top of the Champions League group phase table after a 3-2 win over Kairat Almaty.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
0
Corner Kicks
11
7
Saves
0
34.4
Possession
65.6
4
SHOTS
25
2
ON GOAL
11
0.5
On Target %
0.4
2
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
211
Accurate Passes
516
303
Passes
583
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
4
3
Crosses
19
0.7
Cross %
0.2
61
Long Balls
24
16
Accurate Long Balls
10
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
4
19
Effective Tackles
5
24
Tackles
8
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
4
Interceptions
9
35
Effective Clearances
11
35
Clearances
11

Highlights

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Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 13Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 33Riccardo CalafioriCD-L
  3. 3Cristhian MosqueraCD-R
  4. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 16Christian NørgaardCM
  7. 10Eberechi EzeLM
  8. 29Kai HavertzRM
  9. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 20Noni MaduekeRF

KAI · 3-4-3

  1. 77Temirlan AnarbekovG
  2. 14Alyaksandr MartynovichCD
  3. 80Egor SorokinCD-L
  4. 25Aleksandr ShirobokovCD-R
  5. 6Adilet SadybekovCM-L
  6. 18Dan GlazerCM-R
  7. 3Luis MataLM
  8. 20Erkin TapalovRM
  9. 26EdmilsonF
  10. 7JorginhoCF-L
  11. 24Aleksandr MrynskiyCF-R

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Arsenal 1, Kairat 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz with a through ball.
  2. 6' Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 7' Goal! Arsenal 1, Kairat 1. Jorginho (Kairat) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  4. 15' Goal! Arsenal 2, Kairat 1. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben White with a through ball.
  5. 36' Goal! Arsenal 3, Kairat 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  6. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Piero Hincapié replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
  7. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Kai Havertz.
  8. 59' Substitution, Kairat. Valeri Gromyko replaces Edmilson because of an injury.
  9. 59' Substitution, Kairat. Ricardinho replaces Erkin Tapalov.
  10. 69' Jorginho (Kairat) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 70' Substitution, Kairat. Damir Kasabulat replaces Dan Glazer.
  12. 70' Substitution, Kairat. Lev Kurgin replaces Luís Mata.
  13. 77' Substitution, Arsenal. Brando Bailey-Joseph replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  14. 77' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
  15. 79' Substitution, Kairat. Ramazan Bagdat replaces Jorginho.
  16. 89' Substitution, Arsenal. Ife Ibrahim replaces Christian Nørgaard.
  17. 90'+4' Goal! Arsenal 3, Kairat 2. Ricardinho (Kairat) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Valeri Gromyko with a cross.

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